Help to find Narrow Weeding Hoe.

Has anyone found/used a narrow blade long handled weeding hoe? I have a kitchen garden which is small and tightly packed with veggies and a conventional weeding hoe is too wide. I have spotted a 'spud hoe' on the internet but the blade, although narrow, does not seem to be angled to the shaft and therefore looks awkward to use. Local garden centres can't help. Any ideas?

Thank you bookertoo - I had been thinking about your idea. A fellow allotment holder has exactly what I was looking for made by his granddad and he says I can borrow it. In the meantime I have contacted Spear & Jackson and wait for their reply. I will post any further developments and thank everyone one for their suggestions.

Why not try the wolf-garten patio weeder/scraper, you can put that on either a long or short handle, and as it's only about two inches wide at the bottom, that should be small enough. It's curved along the top, and it's sharp there as well, so you can either push or pull it to hoe the weeds.

You will need to buy the tool and the handle, so if you only intend to buy that, it might be expensive, they do make lots of tools that fit the handle, though, are reallly well made, and one tool may have a couple of uses - I use the long-bladed weeding knife to grub up dandelions, and to chop any slugs I find into bite-sized pieces for the birds and frogs in the garden.

Forester, try either World of Wolf, or Amazon, they are the cheapest places, and you can see what I mean about it being small, plus on Amazon there are reviews from previous purchasers, most of them will be 4 or 5 stars, they are great tools that have a 10 year guarantee, and with care most will last a lot longer. If I have a choice of tool, I will go for wolf every time, they are as good as tools made in Sheffield were 50 years ago (as I'm a Sheffield girl I'm going to be biased), I don't think much is made in Sheffield any more, they are all hong kong fooey now with a brand name sticker slapped on.

Thanks Gavin, again this is just the right size but like the 'nook hoe' suggested by fidgetbones the blade doesn't seem to be angled to the soil although you say you used it successfully? I might have to take the plunge and buy one to try. Thanks again for all your wonderful suggestions.

I've been looking for a narrow hoe too. Mr Lokelani said he would cut one down for me, but I'll buy one if I find one in the meantime!

That border hoe doesn't seem to have an angle on it, unless it's above the bit in the photo? I can imagine digging small things out with it as it looks like it goes straight down, but without an angle I can't imagine the traditional hoeing action of just slicing the tops off things level with the soil?

I've only ever used a push hoe & what I mostly see in the garden centres are pull hoes I think. I guess it's what you're used to.

Yes Lokelani I'm glad someone agrees with me about the angle so there seems to be a gap in the market here. I've now emailed three manufactuers with a request so maybe one of them will come up with a suitable product.

I've been looking for a narrow hoe too. Mr Lokelani said he would cut one down for me, but I'll buy one if I find one in the meantime!

That border hoe doesn't seem to have an angle on it, unless it's above the bit in the photo? I can imagine digging small things out with it as it looks like it goes straight down, but without an angle I can't imagine the traditional hoeing action of just slicing the tops off things level with the soil?

I've only ever used a push hoe & what I mostly see in the garden centres are pull hoes I think. I guess it's what you're used to.

You can never guarantee what they will have in stock, one of the whole points about tkmaax, try 'phoning them before you make the trip.

Did you have any luck getting the onion hoe I mentioned before? Still find that is the best for close work, unless you crops are so close together you are growing mini veggies - keep us up with how you get on. Good luck.

I use Haxnicks SpeedHoes which are available in two different lengths... My spouse is frightened to use them as she is scared of removing something she doesn't want to.
I have seen them in various GCs, always on their own so it may be worth asking if you can't locate...